Fellows outwardly a shade benevolent (6)

I believe the answer is:

humane

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'benevolent' is the definition.
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'fellows outwardly a shade' is the wordplay.
'fellows' becomes 'man' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'outwardly' indicates putting letters inside (some letters go outside others).
'a shade' becomes 'hue' (both can mean a colour).
'man' placed inside 'hue' is 'HUMANE'.

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(Other definitions for humane that I've seen before include "Kind - compassionate" , "Kindly or merciful" , "Kind and sympathetic" , "Kind and civilised" , "Compassionate, benevolent" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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